I just sent Jonah an e-mail praising him for trying to uphold the standards of excellent and responsible journalism that NR has upheld for nearly half a century. Bill Buckley, early on, decided that extremist rants would NOT be tolerated in the pages of his magazines. Birchers and Ku Kluckers need not apply. Through the years, a buncha rightists have been quietly told to get lost, including Pat Buchanan and Joseph Sobran. Ann was cruising for a bruising and she got it.
It was reading the sober, wry essays in NR that turned me into a conservative; by comparison, everything on the left seemed like shrill, hateful billingsgate. NR's studious avoidance of such bitter rantings is one reason it's one of the most respected opinion magazines in the country. I'm glad Jonah Goldberg is maintaining the tradition, standing athwart the path of vulgarity and yelling "Stop!"
It was reading the sober, wry essays in NR that turned me into a conservative; by comparison, everything on the left seemed like shrill, hateful billingsgate. NR's studious avoidance of such bitter rantings is one reason it's one of the most respected opinion magazines in the country. I'm glad Jonah Goldberg is maintaining the tradition, standing athwart the path of vulgarity and yelling "Stop!" I think this qualifies as "satire." If Jonah's is standing athwart the path of vulgarity and yelling "Stop!" it's only because he's afraid he won't be able to get on board himself.
From where I sit your view of the magazine is at least five years out of date, and doesn't much reflect the online version or Jonah's contributions.